288 [288] Stella!!
"Humanity? Me..." Enkidu shook his head, "No... no matter how you look at it, I am far from being human."
"Is that so? Since you insist on thinking that way—then perish!"
"Enkidu—protect yourself!"
Just at that moment.
A voice reached them!
Arash, who had already run far away, had drawn his bow!
"What's this?"
Enkidu received the message, turned around, and ran, placing himself under the firepower of his allies... Not that there was no way to avoid it, he just felt there was no need to unnecessarily waste effort.
Barthomeloi Lorelei used all her spells.
There was no need for anything that didn't stay behind.
After using his Noble Phantasm, Arash was destined to exit the stage.
Lancer and Caster still had their own Masters... in other words, they didn't need her anymore, and the last wisher of the Holy Grail wasn't her either...
That's how things were.
So, let's just use everything—
On the other side, Kazuya had also run...
Although he could resurrect himself, Avalon granted him this immortality, as long as the magical energy inside didn't run out... no, perhaps receiving such a stimulus would automatically unleash his Noble Phantasm to block what was in front of him.
That would be bad.
In that case, magical energy might be depleted in an instant.
And... when Avalon repaired him before, it only fixed the damaged parts like the heart and brain.
If he were to be attacked all over again, who knew how much magical energy would be consumed in one resurrection?
Magical energy, although Kazuya could now barely refine it.
But it was still not enough to use his Noble Phantasm that he possessed with the magical energy source within him.
Ah, summoning some particularly weak ones might... barely... be possible?
He hadn't tested it.
But, if that were the case, it might cause considerable damage to the eyes. After all, Kazuya's magical energy was all independently refined through his eyes.
His magical energy control was limited.
So, for now, let's run—
Look in the distance!
...
Arash, watching Enkidu run far away, took a deep breath and drew his crimson bow—
"O' sacred Lord in Heaven. Radiant Lord, merciful, who bestowed upon me wisdom and strength!"
In Arash's memory, this was the nth time he had spoken such words.
When he shot this arrow, everything would come to an end.
A truly final arrow, at the same time, what would also end... was his life!
"I call upon thee to witness my heart, my thoughts, and everything I've achieved!"
Now, it was time to use this power.
Hell was in front of him.
As if there were countless evil spirits, and now, the only one capable of ending all this was him.
"Now, creator of the moon and stars... Behold my deeds, my death, and my Spənta Ārmaiti which I must carry out!"
This arrow, the last time he shot it, marked the moment he became a hero, became a Heroic Spirit, the moment he died.
This arrow engraved his name in history.
Even the Pharaoh, Ozymandias, grew up listening to his stories.
The bow became fuller.
All the strength in his body was poured into it!
"After I unleash this last arrow with all my strength, my iron body shall shatter and annihilate me where I stand!"
The last time, this arrow split the earth!
The arrow shot from the summit of Mount Damavand along the east, reaching the distant Oxus River. Later, it was said that the earth divided by the arrow delineated the borders, maintaining peace for over two thousand years.
Splitting the earth, ending the conflict between two nations—
An extraordinary technique that determined the boundaries for long-lasting peace.
Now, in this place, the bowman who fully understood the power of Arash, synonymous with an archer in this land, once again drew his bow!
"—STELLA!!"
The moment the arrow was shot!
Cracks appeared in the body of the Servant.
Those were injuries that couldn't be repaired. How long could he endure?
One second? Two seconds?
In any case, he could no longer see the scenery formed by the arrow he shot.
The moment he shot this arrow, he experienced his own demise.
No unnecessary words.
He directly returned to the throne of the Heroic Spirit.
But—
The arrow still flew.
With a power beyond human capabilities, it struck out!
The target was not in the distance but right in front—the River of Death!
In this land, Arash was not the only one strengthened by the local power; Ozymandias also received a significant boost.
Even... more than Ozymandias received!
After all, Arash himself was synonymous with an archer in this land, and how many people here knew of Arash?
Plus, several spells amplified his entire being.
The light emitted by this strike was even the most powerful in this Holy Grail War!
The arrow carried light and heat.
Just for an instant, but it seemed like a meteor, once again shooting at the earth—
Boom——————!!!
"Enuma Elish—!" Enkidu unleashed his Noble Phantasm; the power was too strong. Even though he escaped from the designated attack range set by Arash, the mere shockwaves made him feel a fatal threat.
He couldn't even fully release his Noble Phantasm.
He could only do his best to block what was in front of him.
Even though the target of the attack was Alucard, he also suffered immense injuries as a result! The skills of his body greatly decreased—
His Master had already started using spells to help him recover.
But... the injuries were too severe. Without the spells, although he wouldn't die, he would lose his ability to move.
The same was true for Kazuya.
Avalon was stimulated, just as he thought; even without chanting the true name, even if he desperately didn't want to use this magical energy, it still activated!
"Is this... Arash's Noble Phantasm?"
The light and heat gradually disappeared...
The army of the River of Death had completely disappeared.
At the same time, more than half of the eastern part of Cairo had been wiped off the map!
Only two places still remained...
The place where Kazuya blocked with Avalon.
The place where Enkidu blocked with his Noble Phantasm...
Not much time had passed since the disappearance of the Zamalek Island... the eastern part of Cairo had been completely erased from the map!
The waters of the Nile River slowly flowed into the large pit in the land. Perhaps... this place would become Nile River in the future...
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